Videos of Penny Coomes & Nicholas Buckland

About

Teamed up in 2005 ... Moved to New Jersey in December 2009 to train with Evgeni Platov, the 1994 and 1998 Olympic ice dancing champion with Oksana Grishuk.

Coomes started skating when she was 7 ... Enjoys dancing, cooking and reading ... Broke her foot during a warm-up session at the 2008 British Championships but still went on to win the junior gold medal ... Extent of the injury wasn't detected for three months, after which she underwent reconstructive surgery ... Stepfather, Philip Askew, is part of the duo's coaching team.

Buckland started skating when he was 5 ... Previously competed with Georgia Robinson ... Interests include golf, soccer and video games ... Grandfather, Brian Grummitt, was a British speedskating champion, and grandmother skated in ice shows ... Younger brother, Joseph, is also an ice dancer and placed 10th at the 2014 World Junior Championships with his partner, Olivia Smart.

2010-11 Season Notes
SD Music: Waltz: "La Valse d'Amelie" by Yann Tiersen; Tango: "Tango de los Exilados" by Vanessa-Mae and Walter Taieb
FD Music: "Simba Confronts Scar" and "King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life" from the soundtrack of The Lion King by Elton John and Tim Rice

2009-10 Season Notes
OD Music: Irish folk dance, "Reel Around the Sun" and "The Countess Cathless" by Bill Whelan
FD Music: "Pavane" by Myleene Klass and "Sarabande" by Escala